Published on 03/27/2026 – 15:39 GMT+1•Updated 3:45 p.m European Union finance ministers are considering capping oil prices or taxing windfall profits as they weigh a coordinated response to rising energy costsamid surging natural gas and oil prices driven by the war in Iran. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Analysts warned that further price spikes could echo the 2022 […]
Continue ReadingAfter the Council of Ministers meeting he chaired, Luis Montenegro the country to announce measures targeting sectors in crisis, such as fuel for professional use and housing. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Portuguese prime minister appeared proud, saying that Portugal is “an economic and financial benchmark in Europe” and that it is therefore “in the Champions League […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/27/2026 – 12:15 GMT+1 The EU approved a sweeping customs reform to handle growing trade volumes and streamline the application of its standards. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The agreement, which was reached on Thursday evening, introduces new tools to improve the collection of customs duties and increase controls on non-compliant or unsafe goods, without imposing […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/27/2026 – 10:39 GMT+1•Updated 11:01 “Ukraine is not a bargaining chip, and Iran’s war is not our war,” Renew Europe’s President Valérie Hayer told Euronews from Helsinki on Friday, where she is leading a parliamentary mission on security. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The French liberal leader pushed back against US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s […]
Continue ReadingAlso in this newsletter: Lebanon’s Minister of Culture Ghassan Salamé tells Europe Today that Israel’s “creeping military action” in the country’s south has become an “invasion”.
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/26/2026 – 18:39 GMT+1 The wars in Iran and Ukraine are “very much interlinked” by Russia, High Representative Kaja Kallas warned on Thursday, calling on the United States to ramp up economic pressure on the Kremlin as it benefits from rising oil prices due to the conflict. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Moscow is reportedly providing […]
Continue ReadingProlonged disruption to liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies from the Middle East could send prices sharply higher and revive memories of the 2022 energy crisis, analysts warned, as Europe’s gas market is once again on edge. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Gas prices could climb as high as €155/MWh, tripling the current price of around €50/MWh, if Qatari […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/26/2026 – 15:19 GMT+1 Anacondas, boa constrictors and a caiman were found behind a false wall in southern Italy, police said on Thursday, amid warnings that dangerous reptiles are being used by local crooks to intimidate their victims. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Police in Bari carrying out a raid in a residential block found “exotic […]
Continue ReadingByAna Filipa PalmawithEuronews Published on 03/26/2026 – 15:08 GMT+1 In February 2023, the report of the Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse was published, which estimated that at least 4,800 children are believed to have been victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Portugal since 1950. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING This Thursday, […]
Continue ReadingThe European Parliament approved on Thursday a law aimed at speeding up the return of irregular migrants in larger numbers by building deportation centers outside the EU, alongside stricter rules reflecting a shift in political priorities as Europe pivots to the right. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The law will also increase the legal detention period to up […]
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